Dr. Aziz Alghashian is an Adjunct Professor at Niaf University for Security Sciences and a Senior Non-Resident Fellow at Gulf International Forum. He is a Saudi researcher who focuses on the  Saudi kingdom’s foreign policy, and a specialist of Saudi-Israeli relations, as well as for Gulf-Israeli relations. Aziz joined the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, where he underwent officer training before obtaining his undergraduate degree in International Relations and Global Security, followed by an MA in Diplomacy and International Relations from the University of Nottingham. 

Dr. Alghashian obtained a PhD in Saudi foreign policy towards Israel from the University of Essex, where he lectured Middle East International relations, Theories and Concepts of International Relations and Political Theory. Dr Alghashian also acted as the director of research at ORF Middle East. In recent years, he has been operating within a Gulf-Palestinian-Israeli nexus, building initiatives and publishing policy papers. Alongside his research, Dr Alghashian provides analysis to global media outlets and aims to be a bridge building force in the region.